The purpose of this study is to find the traditional landscape of the Korean tea cultivation area, which has become a tourist attraction as a result of heightened interest in tea culture increased. The subjects of this study were wild tea cultivation area in the vicinity of Bulhoe temple and Unheung temple in Naju, Jeollanam-do. The research method was conducted through field survey and literature analysis. Research results are as follows. Through literature and related research, tea cultivation in the past was performed around temples in Korea, and existed in a wild form in a place where proper shade is secured. In the analysis of spatial composition and landscape characteristics, it was confirmed that the wild tea plantation is located on the north side of the temple and on the slope of the northwest side of the temple. A wild green tea was grown along the valley to a higher position than the temple. There were two types of cultivation environment and landscape. One is a place with proper shade. In other words, a wild tea grows in the lower part where some shade is provided by a tree. The other is the case where a wild tea is located in the inner space surrounded by the trees, and it has topographical characteristics such as slopes in the south and southeast directions.

South Korea is the northernmost distributional territory on the Camellietea japonicae (evergreen broad-leaved forests of the warm-temperate zone) in East Asia. A total of 40 stands were collected in terms of an ecologically-naturalized wild tea population (WTP), and their species composition was analyzed by Zürich-Montpellier School’s method with preliminary regard to forest canopy idendtification. Stand types were characterized by ecological flora’s criteria such as Raunkiaer’s life-form, neophyte, zonal distribution, and nativeness of species. Expansion of WTP distribution into the interior of the peninsula was recognized, than expected. The highest and northernmost WTPs have been recorded at Mt. Palgong, Daegu (390 m a.s.l.) and Iksan Jeonbuk (latitude 36° 03′ 33″), respectively. Altitudinal and latitudinal WTP distribution of Korea under continental climate shows lower than Japanese situation under oceanic climate. Community structure generally involved a few human interferences. Syngeographically WTP distribution was limited on the warm-temperate zone and the southernmost cool-temperate southern·submontane zone. First driving force on distributional expansion of the WTP was anthropogenic, particularly in the northernmost distribution area. We finally confirmed an actual existence of the WTP in South Korea and suggested a long-term monitoring on the WTPs in national view of in-situ genetic resources with higher frost-resistance.

차나무의 분자학적 유연관계 및 유전적 다양성을 알아보기 위하여 한국에서 자생하는 차나무 집단 21개 지역 차나무에 대하여 DFR 유전자 부위를 이용하여 PCR-RFLP분석을 하였다. DFR 4+5 primer 쌍을 이용하여 증폭결과 DFR유전자의 크기는 약 1.4kb에서 PCR산물을 획득하였다. PCR산물에 제한효소 Hpa II 및 Mse I를 이용하여 RFLP분석 결과 차나무 집단간 또는 집단내 차나무간의 유전적 다양성을 보였다. Hpa II 제한효소를 이용한 RFLP 밴드패턴은 3가지 형태로 구분되었으며, 같은 차나무 집단내에서도 유전적 다양성이 나타났다. Mse I 제한효소를 이용한 밴드패턴은 6가지의 형태로 다양성을 보였으며, 웅포집단 차나무의 경우 집단 내 다양성이 2가지 형태로 나타나 같은 집단내에서의 유전적 변이는 적은 것으로 보인다. 본 연구에서 사용한 2가지의 제한효소의 결과 차나무의 집단간 또는 같은 집단내의 차나무간에서 유전적 다양성을 확인할 수 있었다.